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Picture of the day for November 5, 2017

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Main hall of Kiyomizu-dera, an independent Buddhist temple in eastern Kyoto. It is part of the Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) UNESCO World Heritage site..

Both Bush Presidents Openly Condemned Trump, Book Claims. One Even Voted For Clinton.

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Both Bush Presidents Openly Condemned Trump, Book Claims. One Even Voted For Clinton.

Article of the day for November 5, 2017

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Article of the day is Guy Fawkes Night. Check it out: http://ift.tt/1oWeX6W

Article of the day for November 5, 2017

The Article of the day for November 5, 2017 is Guy Fawkes Night . Guy Fawkes Night is an annual commemoration of the events of 5 November 1605, when Guy Fawkes, a member of the Gunpowder Plot, was arrested while guarding explosives the plotters had placed beneath the House of Lords. To celebrate the arrest, which put an end to the plot on King James I's life, people lit bonfires around London, and months later the introduction of the Observance of 5th November Act enforced an annual public day of thanksgiving. Within a few decades Gunpowder Treason Day, as it was known, became the predominant English state commemoration. As it carried strong Protestant religious overtones, it also became a focus for anti-Catholic sentiment; increasingly raucous celebrations featured the burning of effigies of popular hate-figures, such as the pope. Towards the end of the 18th century, children were seen begging for money with effigies of Guy Fawkes. In the 1850s much of the day's anti-Catholic

Both Bush Presidents Openly Condemned Trump, Book Claims. One Even Voted For Clinton.

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Both Bush Presidents Openly Condemned Trump, Book Claims. One Even Voted For Clinton. President George H.W. Bush mocked Trump as a "blowhard," as quoted in a new book. The younger President Bush worried Trump would destroy civility in the White House.

loss leader: Word of the day for November 5, 2017

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Word of the day is loss leader : (marketing) An item that is sold at or below cost in an effort to stimulate other profitable sales.

A Plane Made An Emergency Landing On A Florida Highway

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A Plane Made An Emergency Landing On A Florida Highway